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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named is an applicant under both the Farm Waste Management and Farm Improvement Schemes. The grant application under the Farm Improvement Scheme includes proposed buildings that warrant a pre-approval inspection. A decision will be made in relation to the application as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the 2007 Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 17 April 2007. The Terms and Conditions governing the scheme require, inter alia, that applicants maintain a minimum stocking density on their holding of 0.15 livestock units per forage hectare declared for at least three consecutive months. However, where the holding of an applicant is identified...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named established 47.92 entitlements during the reference years. He subsequently applied to transfer entitlements to four different parties under the Inheritance measure of the Single Payment Scheme. He was successful in his application to transfer entitlements to three of the parties some time ago, and the remaining 28.59 entitlements were transferred to the fourth party...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the Single Payment Scheme /Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on the 1st May 2007. As part of the control procedures under EU legislation governing these Schemes, the application was randomly selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and cross-compliance inspection. During the course of the cross-compliance inspection, errors...

Written Answers — Farm Improvement Scheme: Farm Improvement Scheme (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: A substantial number of payments to farmers will arise under the Farm Improvement Scheme during the course of 2008 for which funding will be provided in my Department's estimates for that year. Funding will also be provided in 2008 in respect of payments to farmers for approved works carried out under equivalent Schemes operated by my Department, such as the Farm Waste Management, Dairy...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 313 and 314 together. The operation of the Single Payment Scheme in Ireland, as in the case of other European Union Member States, is governed by the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, Commission Regulation (EC) No 795/2004 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2004. The European Commission confirmed to my Department that under the provisions...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application was received on 30 October 2007 requesting a transfer of entitlements from the first person named to the joint names of the first and second persons named. As this application was received several months after the closing date for such applications, the persons named included a letter outlining the reasons for the delay. While the reasons for the delay have been accepted, it...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2006 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category A. Category A caters for farmers who inherit, lease or receive land free of charge or for a nominal amount from a farmer who had retired or died by 16 May, 2005 and where the land was leased out by the original owner during the reference period 2000...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named holds a total of 14.71 standard entitlements. He submitted an application to transfer 2.71 standard entitlements for 2007 to a third party by way of a one-year lease with land. The person named was requested to provide certain additional information. This was duly received and this application has now been fully processed. These 2.71 entitlements will revert to the person...

Written Answers — Farm Improvement Scheme: Farm Improvement Scheme (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Farm Improvement Scheme was launched by my Department in July 2007 with a funding provision of €79 million as agreed under the partnership agreement, Towards 2016. As applications under the Scheme have reached this level of funding, I have announced that the Scheme will close to new applications for now. The agreement provides for a review of its terms in 2008 which will provide an...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The person named submitted an application for an allocation of entitlements from the 2006 Single Payment Scheme National Reserve under Category A. Category A caters for farmers who inherit, lease or receive land free of charge or for a nominal amount from a farmer who had retired or died by 16 May, 2005 and where the land was leased out by the original owner during the reference period 2000...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application was received on 4 May 2007 from the persons named requesting a transfer of entitlements from a third party. As the transfer application was incomplete, a copy of the application was returned to the third party for completion with a request that a copy of the Sale Agreement be also forwarded. These were subsequently received. A further letter was issued to the persons named...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Lough Swilly lost its approved zone status for the disease Bonamia ostrea in late 2006 following the isolation of the parasite in a sample taken as part of the routine monitoring program. Once the disease has been introduced to an area it has proved difficult to eradicate it. The Marine Institute together with the Department issued guidelines for containing the bonamia ostrea outbreak in...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Lough Swilly Wild Oyster Fishery is regulated by the issue of oyster fishing licences by the Northern Regional Fishery Board on an annual basis. The Central and Regional Fisheries Boards come under the aegis of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. I understand from the Northern Regional Fishery Board, however, that there are currently 27 such licences issued....

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Following an on farm inspection in September 2006, the person named was notified that as a result of the findings of the inspection there would be a penalty imposed. He appealed the decision locally, but had not been notified of the outcome at the time of his death or of his right of further appeal to the independent Agriculture Appeals Office. In these circumstances my Department will...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: An application under the Single Payment Scheme/Disadvantaged Areas Scheme was received from the person named on 25 April 2007. The case was selected for satellite inspection, which is now complete. The 50% advance payment under the Single Payment Scheme and the full payment under the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme issued on 5 and 8 November 2007 respectively.

Written Answers — Farm Improvement Scheme: Farm Improvement Scheme (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The Farm Improvement Scheme was launched by my Department in July 2007 with a funding provision of €79 million as agreed under the partnership agreement, Towards 2016. As applications under the Scheme have reached this level of funding, I have announced that the Scheme will close to new applications for now. As applications received under the Scheme are being processed by my Department,...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: A major marketing initiative is underway at present, which aims to identify opportunities to attract new business for Killybegs Harbour from a number of perspectives including, fishing, local industry, offshore, commercial traffic and tourism. In addition to this, five-year Business Plans for each of the six Fishery Harbour Centres around the country are currently being developed. The...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: Border Inspection Posts are the official portals for foods of Third Country origin into the European Community. On taking over responsibility for Fisheries, I asked the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) to set out for me the requirements that would have to be met to establish a Border Inspection Post at Killybegs. The SFPA have now given me an overview of the infrastructural and...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: The position is that an application under the Single Payment Scheme/ Disadvantaged Area Scheme was received from the person named on the 11th April 2007. As part of the control procedures under EU legislation, governing these Schemes the application was selected for and was the subject of a ground eligibility and cross-compliance inspection. The inspection commenced on the 30/10/2007. The...